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As Feng Jinxuan pulled Yu Jinli into the battlefield, which was already shrouded in black mist and golden light, a wave of evil and tyrannical demonic energy instantly rushed towards them! The aura was cold and viscous, like countless tentacles from hell, trying to burrow into their limbs and bones and devour their life force.
Yu Jinli subconsciously condensed her lucky koi fortune into a small golden shield, protecting the two of them. But the moment the shield came into contact with the demonic energy, it melted away rapidly, like snow under the scorching sun, making a hissing sound!
"No!" Yu Jinli's face paled slightly. "The demonic energy here is too strong! My strength simply can't withstand it!"
"Don't be afraid." Feng Jinxuan's voice rang in her ear, calm and steady, like a reassuring pill. He didn't let go of her hand, but instead gripped it tighter, then pulled her to an incredible angle to dodge a sharp claw made of black mist that attacked from the side!
"Stay close to me!" he hissed.
The center of the battlefield was already in complete chaos. Yu Zhengdao and Yuehua, husband and wife, were united in their efforts to fight against several formidable-looking Shadow Devouring Sect protectors clad in black cloaks. Their moves were powerful and sweeping, brimming with Taoist righteousness, each strike accompanied by a burst of golden light. However, their opponents were too numerous, and each one was fearless in the face of death.
On the other side, Lin Shu and Gu Yanzhi led the disciples of Tianyan Pavilion in a sword formation, barely managing to hold off the low-level Shadow Devouring Sect demons that surged in like a tide. Sword energy crisscrossed, and talismans flew everywhere, but the number of demons was endless, and Tianyan Pavilion's defenses were being eroded and compressed little by little. Defeat seemed to be only a matter of time.
Yu Jinli watched the brutal battle scene before her, a spectacle comparable to the special effects of a fantasy blockbuster, and her heart burned with anxiety. She desperately wanted to help, but with her meager skills, charging into a battle of this magnitude would be tantamount to suicide.
Just then, a demon that had been knocked away by Lin Shu's sword energy roared and pounced towards her and Feng Jinxuan! The demon had a blue face and fangs, looked like a demon, and reeked of a nauseating stench. Yu Jinli was terrified and instinctively tried to hide behind Feng Jinxuan, but the man was one step ahead of her and firmly shielded her behind him.
He stared at the oncoming monster, his dark eyes showing no fear, only the chilling killing intent of a hunter. Though he lacked spiritual power, his body, honed through countless trials and tribulations and belonging to the pinnacle of power, was his strongest weapon! He shifted to a sideways stance, his right fist slamming into the monster's face like a cannonball!
"Bang!"
With a dull thud, the demon was sent flying by his punch! Yu Jinli stared at him in disbelief—so...so cool!
Before she could even swoon, more demons, drawn by the powerful life force, roared and swarmed in from all directions! Feng Jinxuan's expression also turned serious. No matter how strong his fists were, he was still only human. He could take down one or two of these painless, incredibly strong monsters, but what about ten or twenty?
Just as the two were surrounded and about to be overwhelmed by the demons, Yu Jinli suddenly had a flash of inspiration! She remembered the scene in the mansion when she and Feng Jinxuan were drawing the natal protective talisman together, and remembered that their powers could be fused!
"Feng Jinxuan!" she shouted from behind him, "Give me your hand!"
Although puzzled, the man still extended his left hand without hesitation. Yu Jinli immediately extended her right hand and intertwined her fingers with his: "It might hurt a little, just bear with it!"
Without hesitation, she poured all the good fortune she possessed into their clasped hands, while simultaneously using her other hand to quickly perform a still-unskilled incantation she had stolen from the Heavenly Evolution Pavilion's secret manual: "Heaven and Earth are boundless, the universe borrows power! With my blood, I draw upon your veins! Yin and Yang in harmony, koi... open the door!"
"Buzz—"
An unprecedented, dazzling golden light erupted from the two of them! The light was no longer the gentle and pure gold that Yu Jinli had before, but a domineering, kingly purple-gold that belonged to Feng Jinxuan!
Yu Jinli's lucky charm acted like a catalyst, forcibly activating the purest primordial power belonging to the Tianyan Pavilion, which had been dormant for many years deep within Feng Jinxuan's bloodline! A power even purer and stronger than Yu Zhengdao's surged into the sky from Feng Jinxuan's body! The demons that roared and pounced upon them, upon contact with this purple-gold light, let out a series of shrill screams as if they had encountered their nemesis, and instantly turned into ashes!
The entire battlefield came to a brief halt due to this sudden turn of events. Everyone's gaze was fixed in disbelief on the perfect couple standing in the center of the purple-gold light, like deities. Yu Zhengdao looked at the Heavenly Evolution Power emanating from Feng Jinxuan, a power so pure it startled even him, and his face showed unprecedented shock: "This...this is...a ancestral bloodline?"
Meanwhile, at the foot of the mountain, in an antique shop, the sect leader of the Shadow Devouring Sect, who was leisurely sipping tea, suddenly changed his expression. He abruptly stood up, staring intently at the direction of the Kunlun Mountain peak. For the first time, a genuine greed was revealed in his eyes, which always carried a hint of wicked smile: "So... that's how it is. So the treasure that old man really hid wasn't that girl, but... you."
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In the center of the Tianyan Pavilion battlefield, Feng Jinxuan felt as if he had been injected with a world-destroying power. He could clearly feel that the power that had been suppressed deep within his bloodline for many years was awakening and roaring, and the source of all this was the small, warm body in his hands.
He looked down at the girl, her face pale from exhaustion, yet still stubbornly pouring her strength into him relentlessly, her eyes shining with an astonishing light of trust. He felt his cold heart, which had long since sunk into an abyss, being lifted up by a warm, soft hand.
“Fool.” His voice was hoarse, yet filled with unprecedented tenderness. He pulled the girl into a tight embrace, then raised his other hand, which was burning with purple-gold flames, pointing towards the endless army of monsters ahead. A flamboyant and confident smile, unique to Chase, curled at the corner of his lips: “Now, it’s our turn to fight back.”
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